THE BEST CARROT CAKE (IN THE WORLD)

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Was in a paper cutting my aunt gave me from an USA newspaper back in the 80's.. I have adapted it over the years to be yummier :) It is a very large cake that needs to be cooked in a roasting dish.. very moist and best iced with cream cheese frosting.

Provided by mortarandpestle

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h35m

Yield 30 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 cups plain flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
2 cups caster sugar
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
2 cups carrots, grated
240 g pineapple, crushed
240 g butter
240 g cream cheese
240 g icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 180C (375F) and grease and line a large roasting dish.
  • Sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda. Add salt.
  • Beat eggs in a large bowl, add sugar and oil. Mix in carrot and pineapple until blended.
  • Incorporate sifted flour mix bit-by-bit and stir until just combined.
  • Bake in oven for 1 hour 1 hour 15 minutes or until cake starts shrinking from sides. Insert skewer, if it comes out clean then its cooked.
  • Rest cake in tin for 15 minutes and then turn onto wire cooling tray.
  • FROSTING.
  • Beat butter, vanilla and cream cheese together in a mixer.
  • Add icing sugar slowly until the frosting is a smooth consistancy.
  • Frost cake when cold.

Bhagwati Pokhrel
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I've made this cake several times and it's always a hit. It's the perfect cake for any occasion.


conner bleeke
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This is the best carrot cake recipe I've ever tried. It's moist, flavorful, and the cream cheese frosting is the perfect finishing touch.


barista zavie coffee, mojitos
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I love this recipe! It's so easy to follow and the cake always turns out perfect.


Nazi Jutt
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This cake is delicious! I will definitely be making it again.


Wasi Khan
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I made this cake for my husband's birthday and he loved it! He said it was the best carrot cake he's ever had.


Toqeer Ziya
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This carrot cake is the best! It's moist, flavorful, and the cream cheese frosting is to die for.


comfortable choices
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I've made this cake several times and it's always a hit. It's the perfect cake for any occasion.


Dennis
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This is my go-to carrot cake recipe. It's always a crowd-pleaser.


William Sipapa
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I love this recipe! The cake is always moist and flavorful, and the cream cheese frosting is the perfect finishing touch.


oogaaboogaa
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This cake is so easy to make and it always turns out perfect.


philip studnicka
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I made this cake for a potluck and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it.


Yadav Ji
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This carrot cake is delicious! The cake is moist and flavorful, and the cream cheese frosting is the perfect finishing touch. I will definitely be making this cake again.


Sahin YT
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I'm not a big fan of carrot cake, but this recipe changed my mind. The cake was moist and flavorful, and the cream cheese frosting was the perfect complement. I would definitely recommend this recipe to anyone, even if they're not a fan of carrot cak


Araf Islam
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This is the best carrot cake I've ever had! The cake is so moist and flavorful, and the cream cheese frosting is to die for. I will definitely be making this cake again and again.


Rifat ff
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I made this cake for my daughter's birthday and it was a huge success! She loved it and so did all of her friends. The cake was moist and flavorful, and the cream cheese frosting was the perfect finishing touch.


MH AHAD
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This carrot cake is absolutely divine! The flavors are perfectly balanced and the texture is moist and fluffy. I've made it several times now and it's always a hit with my family and friends.